This paper studies structural changes underlying China's remarkable and unprecedented growth in recent years. While … patterns of structural transformation across China's provinces are broadly in line with international experience, one important … labor productivity in the rest of the economy and services has widened across China's provinces as they have moved from low …

This paper uses provincial time series data from China to empirically investigate two propositions relating to economic … have increased the rate of convergence in per capita incomes across China's provinces. However, the pattern of FDI, which …

China's rapid overall growth since 1978 masks significant differences in relative economic performance across its …

China's growth potential has become a hotly debated topic as the economy has reached an income level susceptible to the … literature has largely focused on macro level aggregates, which are ill suited to understanding China's significant structural … transformation and its impact on economic growth. To fill the gap, this paper takes a deep dive into China's convergence progress in …